الرئيس التنفيذي للشؤون المالية

Position Summary

The Chief Financial Officer will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for leading the company's finance function through a period of significant transformation, governance enhancement, and IPO readiness. This role requires a hands-on executive capable of building institutional finance capabilities while partnering closely with the CEO, shareholders, Board of Directors, external advisors, auditors, investment

banks, and regulatory authorities. This is not a traditional finance leadership role. The successful candidate must be capable of transforming an entrepreneurial organization into an institutional, publicly listed company

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Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership

• Lead all finance, accounting, treasury, tax, FP&A, and financial control functions.

• Ensure timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.

• Develop institutional budgeting and forecasting processes.

• Drive financial discipline across the organization.

IPO Readiness

• Lead all finance workstreams required for IPO preparation.

• Coordinate with external auditors and financial advisors.

• Support due diligence processes.

• Prepare historical financial information required for listing.

• Establish governance structures expected of a listed company.

• Develop investor-grade financial reporting.

Business Performance

• Develop KPI dashboards for executive management.

• Improve profitability analysis by channel, product, geography, and customer.

• Drive margin improvement initiatives.

• Improve inventory management and working capital performance.

• Support pricing and commercial decision-making through financial analytics.

Finance Transformation

• Upgrade finance processes and internal controls.

• Maximize the value of the SAP ERP platform.

• Implement best-in-class finance policies and procedures.

• Build scalable reporting capabilities suitable for continued growth.

Strategic Finance

• Support acquisition opportunities from financial due diligence through post-merger integration.

• Evaluate capital allocation decisions.

• Support banking relationships and financing activities.

• Participate in strategic planning and long-term value creation initiatives.

Required Experience

• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.

• Previous experience as CFO or Deputy CFO of a medium-to-large organization.

• Demonstrated experience leading an IPO or preparing a company for listing.

• Experience managing finance teams of at least 30 professionals.

• Experience within GCC markets.

• Fluent in both Arabic and English.

• Strong understanding of IFRS.

• Experience working with Big Four auditors.

• Experience managing finance transformation projects.

• Strong ERP experience, preferably SAP.

• Experience in budgeting, FP&A, treasury, financial control, tax, and reporting.